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One of the world’s most popular gaming conventions takes place this weekend in Seattle, Washington. More than 70,000 people will show up at the Washington State Convention Center for PAX Prime --and thousands more who can't make it in person will watch the action online.

The Penny Arcade Expo (also known as PAX Prime, in order to distinguish it from sister events in Boston, Texas and Australia) is celebrating its tenth year in Seattle. Tickets are, as always, a hot commodity, and four-day passes sold out in less than an hour. But there’s good news for gamers who couldn’t get a ticket: Video site Twitch has announced an expansive presence at the show, including streaming video of many of its panels and talks.

Twitch will have a large booth on the expo floor, where it will stream live daily coverage of the show, including news about new games and interviews with top designers and professional players. A full schedule of planned coverage is available now on www.twitch.tv/pax. Off the expo floor, Twitch will also stream panels and talks from several of the conventions’ biggest venues, the Main Stage and the Hedgehog Theatre.

One highlight sure to attract large audiences is the latest chapter in the live Dungeons & Dragons game known as Acquisitions Inc., starring Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, comic artist Scott Kurtz, actress and TV host Morgan Webb, and led by DM Chris Perkins, of the designers of D&D for Wizards of the Coast (a subsidiary of ). The show begins at 8PM Pacific time on Saturday August 30, and will also be live streamed on the official D&D site.

Twitch will also stream live coverage of two major video game tournaments taking place at the show; the League of Legends North America LCS Playoffs and Halo PAX Prime Showdown. And the company will even turn the spotlight on itself: After announcing this week that the Twitch has been sold to for $970 million, executives from the company will host a "Twitch Town Hall" on Friday, August 29th to answer questions from fans about the acquisition.